Description du livre WW Norton Co, United States, 1991. Paperback. État : New. 231 x 155 mm. Language: English . Brand New Book. High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived-a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history. N° de réf. du libraire AAS9780393307009

Description du livre WW Norton Co, United States, 1991. Paperback. État : New. 231 x 155 mm. Language: English . Brand New Book. High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived-a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history. N° de réf. du libraire AAS9780393307009

Description du livre W.W. Norton, New York, NY, 1989. Soft Cover. État : New. BOMC/Book Club Edition. BRAND NEW Copy w/trace corner tip wear. The Burgess Shale Formation, discovered by Charles Walcott in 1909, is tucked into the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia some 8,000 feet above sea level. It is one of the world's most celebrated fossil fields for preservation of the soft parts of its fossils dating to some 500 million years ago (Cambrian). In this volume paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould (1941 - 2002) conjectures the extraordinary diversity of the fossils in the Burgess Shale indicate that life forms of the Cambrian period were far more diverse than those that have managed to survive to today; other scientists find much of Cambrian fauna can be reasonably classified into modern day phyla. A moment in intellectual scientific history. N° de réf. du libraire 010693

Description du livre W. W. Norton & Company. Paperback. État : New. Paperback. 352 pages. Dimensions: 9.1in. x 6.1in. x 0.9in.An extraordinary book. . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence. James Gleick, New York Times Book Review High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures liveda forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN. Paperback. N° de réf. du libraire 9780393307009